Tri-County Seven- Week #7

[THE KING]

Don't respond to him. After awhile he'll get tired of posting to himself LOL.

[IMDog]

o no way i fell for that one time not again,just making a statement he's going to go to far one time,then i don't think we'll hear from him again.

[THE KING]

Lady landers are 3-0 in conference heading into a show down with the lady dogs

[coachh17]

Elizabethton beat Happy Valley 67-58, but may have lost point guard Morgan Depew to what looked liked a serious knee injury in the 1st quarter, or maybe 2nd.

[THE KING]

Tough break coach. Seems like we are seeing a lot of serious knee injuries this year. Don't let word get to the White House. They may legislate ball control

[limestonecove]

Hate to see a player get hurt, especially a senior. Unfortunately it sounds like an acl. Dugger had no significant injuries the last couple years but the injury bug has hit Eliz hard this year. 3 of their top 7 players possibly out for the year.

 

Who will the full time point guard be while DePew is out?

 

Is McCurry going to try and play with the stress fracture?

[dog4life]

Can't believe that no ones on here talking about the Lady Dogs. They went to North Greene last night in a crucial conference matchup. Both teams ranked in top 10 in "A" currently. North Greene bolts out to a 22-4 lead early in the 2nd quarter only to see Hampton battle back to only trail 29-17 at halftime. Then the Lady Dogs came out and scored 30 points in the 3rd and North Greene was stunned. Held on for a 57-54 win when it looked early on like they were going to get mercy ruled. I cant believe how much heart these girls play with. They may not be the tallest, fastest or most talented team but they are battling till the end no matter the circumstances. I am Proud of the players and coaches, even though I may have a heart attack watching them.

[dog4life]

Also hate to hear the news of all the injuries that are happening this season. If I'm not mistaken Elizabethton, Cloudland and Unaka have all had players suffer injuries. I remember all too well 2 years ago when the Lady Bulldogs had "6 players" go down with knee injuries during the season. It is a helpless feeling. I wish the young ladies a speedy recovery.

[bballfan05]

For me it was either SG/Grainger or Hampton/NG. Glad I picked the latter. Was curious to see how Hampton#10 would respond to NG being ranked ahead of them in the polls. With the Dogs body of work i was expecting them to be ranked higher. Thought they might feel like they were being disrespected and want to prove a point. But the way the 1st half looked I was a little shocked I expected a better effort. But thats the way Hampton has been playing lately digging a hole and then storming back with guts,heart and amazing effort. But as the season wears on that may take a toll the girls looked emotionally and physically exhausted after the win. Id heard talk before the game Dugger was sick and early on she couldn't find her usual good stroke. Morrow and mcnese didnt disappoint they came out clicking and the dogs put the Huskies in the bonus early. By my count NG had hit 5 3's 1 2 pt fg and 12 ts for their 29 1st hlf pts. Whatever Coach Tolley said at the hlf he should bottle it up and sell it. The Lady Dogs came out on fire torching the nets for 30 pts in the 3rd with the Bowers kid pushing the tempo i had her with 6 assists in the 3rd and Dugger heating up and the Olvera kid dropping a few 3 bombs of her own it was a thrill to watch. NG didnt go away and down 5 Mcnese was the beneficiary of a questionable box out call on her 3 pt shot and getting the +1 cut the lead to 1. Bowers was fouled with 4 seconds left and calmly stepped up and drained both for the final margin. Ive seen alot of games/teams this year and what these girls do night in and night out with less talent and subs is something these ladies and their fans should be proud of the heart they play with and never give up attitude is amazing. I applaud these young women and their coaches they represent this area well!

[grassroots176]

Very tough loss for the Lady Cyclones.I agree with you though coach I thought both the varsity and jv games was very well played for both Happy Valley and Elizabethton